Hetauda

Tiffany and I took a "public jeep" from Kathmandu down to Hetauda, where she is living and working for two years. It was a rather uneventful four and a half hour ride through the hills to get here. Well, not quite. We stopped for a snack in this little hamlet. We had some really great, spicy potatoes and some kind of a dounut. The food here has been great. Really, every single meal has been darn good. It is pretty varied, a bit spicy at times, filling, well-balanced, just yummy--which is great!

So we arrived in Hetauda around noon or so. Tiffany said there is one other volunteer in town here. It's a medium-sized town--a bit of a crossroads. We went to her place, and then she headed off to work for the afternoon. I rested a bit, and now I am out at an internet cafe. Walking around I feel like about the only non-Nepali in town. I certainly haven't seen any others. People really are friendly, though. It feels good to be here, even if it is hot at times, loud, stinky, etc.

I'm going to meet up with Tiffany in a bit to do some grocery shopping. Tomorrow is the New Year. They use a different calendar here. Look it up, it's like year 2067 or something like that. It's hard to express just how foreign it feels...